Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in New Zealand
New Zealand: Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies was 1 patents in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
1 patents
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
32nd
of 55 countries
All-time high
11 patents
in 2001
All-time low
1 patents
in 2004
Years of data
22
2001–2022
Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in New Zealand, 2001–2022
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
In 2022, annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in New Zealand stood at 1 patents. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in New Zealand peaked at 11 patents in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2004.
That places New Zealand 32nd out of 55 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11 patents | — |
| 2002 | 3 patents | -72.7% |
| 2003 | 4 patents | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 1 patents | -75.0% |
| 2005 | 5 patents | +400.0% |
| 2006 | 5 patents | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 patents | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 patents | +80.0% |
| 2009 | 8 patents | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 4 patents | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 8 patents | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 6 patents | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 6 patents | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 patents | -66.7% |
| 2015 | 1 patents | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 patents | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 1 patents | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 5 patents | +400.0% |
| 2021 | 2 patents | -60.0% |
| 2022 | 1 patents | -50.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 1 patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 2 patents, 50% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 1 patents is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1 patents, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.67 patents | 1 patents | 11 patents | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.2 patents | 1 patents | 8 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 patents | 1 patents | 5 patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 32 Austria 1 patents compare
- 32 Belgium 1 patents compare
- 32 Colombia 1 patents compare
- 32 Croatia 1 patents compare
- 32 Cyprus 1 patents compare
- 32 Denmark 1 patents compare
- 32 Ecuador 1 patents compare
- 32 Finland 1 patents compare
- 32 Georgia 1 patents compare
- 32 Israel 1 patents compare
- 32 Lithuania 1 patents compare
- 32 Luxembourg 1 patents compare
- 32 Malaysia 1 patents compare
- 32 Philippines 1 patents compare
- 32 Poland 1 patents compare
- 32 Serbia 1 patents compare
- 32 Singapore 1 patents compare
- 32 South Korea 1 patents compare
- 32 Sweden 1 patents compare
- 32 Switzerland 1 patents compare
- 32 Ukraine 1 patents compare
- 32 Uruguay 1 patents compare
- 32 San Marino 1 patents compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in New Zealand?
- Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in New Zealand was 1 patents in 2022, according to IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 11 patents in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2004.
- How does New Zealand rank for annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies?
- New Zealand ranks 32nd out of 55 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.